The Business Of Baseball

#24 Milwaukee Brewers

The Milwaukee Brewers
are owned by Mark Attanasio,
who bought them in
2005
for $223 mil.

2008 Wins-to-player cost ratio8 110

Valuation Breakdown

The skinny
The Milwaukee Brewers pushed up their payroll to over $80 million last season, the highest in team history, and went on to make the postseason as the NL wild card after capturing 90 wins, their most since 1992. But this year will be a much more difficult ride for the Brewers as they lost ace C.C. Sabathia to the Yankees and former Brewers pitcher Ben Sheets remains in limbo after elbow surgery. Team owner Mark Attanasio, who has been diligent at reinvesting revenue sharing proceeds dispersed to the Brewers into players, may not have the personal wealth to replace Sabathia. Attanasio is a managing director at TCW Group, a $100 billion money management firm based in Los Angeles whose assets shrunk 30% in 2008.

Facility Information

Sport: Portion of franchise's value attributable to revenue shared among all teams.
Market: Portion of franchise's value attributable to its city and market size.
Stadium: Portion of franchise's value attributable to its stadium.
Brand Management: Portion of franchise's value attributable to the management of its brand.
Revenues and operating income are for 2008 season and are net of revenue sharing.
NA: Not applicable.Team Logos Courtesy MLB.

1Value of team based on current stadium deal (unless new stadium is pending) without deduction for debt (other than stadium debt).
2Current team value compared with latest transaction price.
3Includes stadium debt.
4Net of stadium revenues used for debt payments.
5Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
6Includes benefits and bonuses.
7Includes club seats.
8Compares the number of wins per player payroll relative to the rest of the MLB. Postseason wins count twice as much as regular season wins. A score of 120 means that the team achieved 20% more victories per dollar of payroll compared with the league average. Photos AP